Psalms 85:12

12 Oh yes! God gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing.

Psalms 85:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 85:12

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good
Meaning not merely temporal good, as rain in particular, as some think, because of the following clause; but that which is spiritually good, his good Spirit and his grace, grace and glory: nor will he withhold any good thing from his people; every good and perfect gift comes from him:

and our land shall yield her increase;
such who are like to the earth, which receives blessing of God, and oft drinks in the rain that comes upon it, and brings forth herbs to the dresser of it, ( Hebrews 6:2 ) , these increase with the increase of God, bring forth fruits of righteousness, and grow in grace and in the knowledge of Christ; though the whole may be interpreted of the incarnation of Christ, which agrees with what goes before and follows after; see ( Psalms 67:6 Psalms 67:7 ) .

Psalms 85:12 In-Context

10 Love and Truth meet in the street, Right Living and Whole Living embrace and kiss!
11 Truth sprouts green from the ground, Right Living pours down from the skies!
12 Oh yes! God gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing.
13 Right Living strides out before him, and clears a path for his passage.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.